Fine Gael says the public will pay for a United Ireland

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Fine Gael blueprint outlines possible cost of Irish unity

Fine Gael’s proposal for Irish unity was published at the party’s Ard Fheis in Cork, according to Slugger O’Toole on Sunday. The Irish Mirror reported that the blueprint estimates a united Ireland could cost up to €25 billion a year, while TheJournal.ie described the figure as a possible cost in the first year. The Irish Mirror also reported proposals for a North-South relations minister and a sovereign wealth fund; the reports do not specify which cost scenarios produce the estimate.